Marketing Communications Specialist

Marketing Communications Specialist

The Marketing Communications Specialist is responsible for executing, and optimizing Highridge Medical’s global events and integrated marketing communications. This role drives high-impact engagement with surgeons, distributors, and internal stakeholders—ensuring all events and communications reinforce Highridge’s brand, support commercial objectives, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

This individual partners cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Medical Education, and Executive Leadership to elevate Highridge’s presence across trade shows, surgeon education programs, and internal/external communications channels.

**Principal Duties and Responsibilities:**

* Develops messaging and content while actively participating in the generation of marketing collateral to support all phases of the product and/or product segment life cycle.  May lead cross-functional teams and/or allocate necessary work to complete projects on time and in budget.

* Independently responsible for executing all marketing communication activities for assigned products in a way that supports the overriding business unit strategy.  This includes collaboration with internal production team and external vendors, where appropriate.

* Manages on-time delivery of assigned projects from approved concept through delivery of final materials.  This includes schedule management, vendor coordination, review/approval workflow and budget management.

* Assists with communication strategy development and executes marketing projects once strategy is defined.

* Is ultimately responsible for the execution of strategic global marketing message in collaboration with Product Marketing and Marketing Communications team members.

* Actively participates in creative briefing sessions with Product Managers, Marketing staff and external agencies.

* Ensures all projects completed for assigned product brand(s) stay on time and within budget.

* Participates in key stage-gate meetings during the product development cycle for assigned products.

* Works with Marcom & cross-functional team members to maintain final marketing materials, online literature catalogs, provide meeting planning and support and assist with various projects as needed.

* Develops and maintains a moderate level of product knowledge for assigned product brands in order to communicate product details effectively for external audiences.

*This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.*

Expected Areas of Competence (i.e., knowledge, skills, and abilities)

* Ability to communicate both orally and in written form with a clear and concise manner.

* Excellent time management and organization skills.

* Ability to work effectively with cross-functional/multi-disciplined teams including but not limited to: Product Management, Commercialization, Sales Administration, Market Communications, and Sales force representatives.

* Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite & other PC based systems, as well as Internet Explorer

* Understanding of Marketing Communications concepts

* General knowledge of medical device industry

Education/Experience Requirements 

* Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Journalism, Communications or other related field.

* Minimum one (1) year of experience in marketing, corporate communications, or medical device product management.

Travel Requirements

Up to 25%

Salary Range: $58,000.00- 65,000.00